I just finished watching this documentary on Netflix. One of the best I've ever seen.
I love Kevin Durant a lot! He's going to be traded to the Houston Rockets this summer.



Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson, Jalen Green and Kevin Durant can win an NBA Title next year. I truly believe it guys.
We can sign a good veteran point guard in free agency. But first let's see how far the Rockets go in the playoffs this year.

Rockets must pick up Fred VanVleet's $44M option for next year. Easier to match KD's $54M salary in a trade.
Jabari Smith Jr., Cam Whitmore, Reed Sheppard (offer 2 of the 3) and Suns get all their picks back from Houston.
The Rockets can put together a great trade package for the Suns. Way better than they'd get from anybody else.

Unlike a trade for Devin Booker which would require the Rockets to give up one of their three best players...
The Rockets don't have to trade Sengun, Amen or Jalen Green to acquire a 36-year-old Kevin Durant. I want KD!

Reality is just around the corner this summer. The Rockets will soon have the option to swap 2025 first-round picks with the Suns on June 25. The Suns are currently 11th in the Western Conference. If they miss the 7 to 10 Play-In Tournament (as long as they don't end up the 7th or 8th seed) and are lottery bound that's a huge win for the Rockets. The first-round pick swap is unprotected as well. So should the Suns enter the draft lottery and get really lucky and end up with a top 3 pick. The Rockets will claim that pick.

Just gives us another nice asset (trade value) that they can either draft another good young player with or trade. The Suns will probably want to keep the better pick this summer, and also ask for their 2027 and 2029 unprotected first-round picks back. Sure. No problem. We'll gladly take Kevin Durant, or even Devin Booker, while giving the Suns all their draft picks back.

Everything is playing out better than anticipated. The Phoenix Suns are falling apart right before our eyes. While the Rockets (4th seed) can still catch the 2nd seed.

Jabari Smith Jr. is looking good in his return tonight. He's been out a long time. We just need Fred VanVleet back and it's playoff time!
The Rockets at full health have enough to play with anybody in the Western Conference. They haven't even scratched their ceiling yet.

Ant-Man is an absolute superstar and he's doing everything for Minnesota so far in this game...

And the Rockets still lead the Timberwolves, 48-38 after the 1st quarter. Rockets just toying with them.

A lot of you guys in the basketball sub-forum play D2R. New season is coming soon. Per Diablo on Twitter (X).

Travel east. Always east.

Diablo II Resurrected Season 10 arrives on March 7

I'm tempted to play it. I still have my Level 98 non-season Summon Druid on the Switch. Which I can always transfer over to the PC.
But the seasons don't seem to last long and there's no incentive for me. I can't make forum gold on D2R either. I can on Ladder Slasher.

Anyway. Good luck to those who play. Back to the Rockets vs. Timberwolves game on ESPN. The Rockets blew a big lead. It's a close game now.

Ant-Man is just a superstar. Rockets may have three future all-stars (Sengun is, Amen is close, Jalen is close).
But we need that closer. That finisher. That easy bucket getter. That is what Kevin Durant would be on this team.

We're just on the cusp of greatness. We go through crazy scoring lapses. We don't have that Ant-Man quite yet guys.
But still the Rockets may find a way to win this game. It's gone back and forth. 24 lead changes. Just a good game.

I just want to see the Houston Rockets win another NBA Finals for the first time since 1995. They can honestly do it in the next two years.

Ant-Man is one guy. The Rockets have THREE! Too much Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson.

Jalen Green's 35 points more than cancel out Ant-Man's 37. And the Rockets lead 119-115 with 9 seconds left.

Sengun has 24 points. Amen has 15. But those two made some key baskets down the stretch. Sengun with a Tim Duncan esque bank off the glass.

Rockets win 121-115! Nice win to start their post all-star break run. No rest either. Rockets play at Utah tomorrow night. Back-to-back.

This post was edited by MADmartigan on Feb 21 2025 11:18pm

The Houston Rockets are 9-0 this season when Jalen Green scores 30 points or more. That's the magic sauce they need!!
20 "Clutch Time" wins. Most in the NBA this season. Any 5-point game or less with 5 minutes or less in the 4th or Overtime.
Rockets are the 4th seed right now but they can still reclaim the 3rd and 2nd seed in the West. They can still play a lot better.

Looks like Cade is the real deal

A lot of people were worried about his ceiling but the man is now playing at All-NBA level

Happy for the Pistons

Yep I was wrong about Cade completely

Pistons need a couple pieces yet

Every single time a man brings a team out of the dirt and into the beautiful realm of treadmill town yall be like 'Oh ya just get a couple pieces and he is good to go'

Like bro, yes Cade is good. But you imply he is a number 1 on a championship team. I dont see it. I can see Ant being number 1 on a ship winner.

Cade right now is like a borderline bench player on a championship team. In the simpsons I would be picking Norman Powell over Cade, I dont think Im way off base for that choice either.. Will that change? I believe so, but we need to see this kid touch playoff grass before we get ready to sell our souls and buy some Pistons merch